YYC Legal LLP

Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring and Insolvency

Consultant

Stephen primarily focuses on corporate finance and M&A transactions, with a strong emphasis on providing solution-based advice in relation to compliance issues. He also advises clients on investigations and contentious regulatory matters. Stephen also has extensive experience acting for both debtors and creditors in relation to contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters involving multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration.

Before taking up various roles with publicly listed companies, where he acted as General Counsel, Company Secretary, and Independent Director, Stephen worked at the Listing Division of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong administering the Listing Rules and vetting IPO applications.

Listed companies that Stephen acted for include:

Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited (933.HK): Group General Counsel /Company Secretary

Pacific Andes International Holdings Limited (1174.HK): Senior Legal Counsel – Head of Legal Department

TOM Group Limited (2383.HK): Senior Legal Counsel – Head of Legal Department

China Eco-Farming Limited (8166.HK): Deputy Chief Executive

Rising Development Holdings Limited (1004.HK): Deputy General Manager, Company Secretary, Compliance Officer and Authorised Representative

China Power New Energy Development Company Limited (735.HK): Management of daily operation of various businesses of the Group, including food and beverage, property investments, and securities investment

He advised on a case which has been awarded the “China Business Law Journal: Deals of the Year 2024 – M&A” and the “LegalOne Merits (Exemplary) 2024” and recognised in the “LegalOne Deals of the Year (China) 2023”.

English, Chinese (Mandarin)

The Law Society of Hong Kong

College of Law, London, LPC (Laws)

University of Wolverhampton, LL.B. (Hons)